This is based, once again, on a conversation Borrik Svenson and I had. Yes, you should worry.
Captain Dreadnaught: Want to practice improv tonight?
Borrik Svenson: No.
Cap: Why?
Bor: Too busy.
Cap: You’re always too busy.
Bor: Yup.
Cap: It’s impossible to carry on a conversation with you!
Bor: Yup.
Cap: We should put this into script form. (Pulls out paper and pencil, writes.) What did we say after this?
Bor: Don’t know.
Cap: Anyway, why don’t you want to practice improv?
Bor: Because I don’t want to.
Cap: But you want to improve at improv, don’t you?
Bor: Yeah.
Cap: So why don’t we practice now? No time like the present.
Bor: Because I’m going to be eating and I kind of like to eat instead of talk.
Cap: So you can’t carry on a conversation while eating? I don’t care if you talk with your mouth full. I’m not
picky about table manners. (Bor slurps popsicle.) Please? (Bor slurps.) Will you practice improv if I do the dishes?
Bor: Yeah.
Cap: Hmmm…I’ll do the dishes.
Bor: You waited too long. Due to inflation, you have to give me your allowance now too.
Cap: That’s highway robbery!
Bor: This isn’t exactly a highway.
Cap: Not all people have to be bribed to practice improv!
Bor: So?
Cap: Do you realize that we’ve been practicing improv all this time?
Bor: No, we haven’t.
Cap: Yes, we have.
Bor: We’ve just been carrying on a conversation.
Cap: Technically, we’ve been practicing improv.
Bor: Actually, we’ve been carrying on a conversation.
Cap: (frustrated) If you’d just admit that I’m right, this could all be settled.
Bor: I’d rather swallow a live hamster.
Cap: Gross!
Bor: How did this conversation start?
Cap: I, the brilliant one, wanted to practice improv. You did not.
Bor: And you say we’ve been doing improv all this time.
Cap: That’s what I said.
Bor: So, you stole improv practice from me.
Cap: What?!
Bor: I’ll have to contact my insurance company.
Cap: No, you misunderstood. I…uhh…
Bor: See? I win.
Cap: Now wait a minute!
Bor: Nope. I won. (Exits.)
Cap: Sore loser. (Exits.)
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Join the Mumbai Improv meetup for fun Improv sessions every weekend. It's suitable for beginners (even if you have never done Improv!)
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